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ABSTRACT

An apparatus for an accessible extreme close quarter penetrating self defense weapon. It is comprised of a cast rigid urethane resin. It is cylindrical in shape, approximately five and three quarters (5¾) inches long, five eights (⅝) inches wide, two (2) inches in circumference, and thirty four (34) grams in weight. One end is flat with a small hole approximately three sixteenths ( 3/16) inches in diameter drilled completely through it so that a steel cable key ring can be attached. The other end tapers to a point from which the sharpened tip of a five and one eighth (5⅛) inch long and three sixteenths ( 3/16) inch diameter steel rod protrudes. The outside surface is either smooth or textured and is indented by six (6) grooves approximately three quarters (¾) inch apart. The apparatus comes in many colors created by the addition of dye and or other coloring products during the casting process of the rigid urethane resin. Coloring of the apparatus is further enhanced by the application of various colors of paint to the outside surface.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.62/565,520.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

Not Applicable

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INVENTOR

William Juel Trussell

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to a low profile extreme close quarterself defense purposes. More particularly, the present invention may beutilized by the individual employing it as a ‘stay away’ or ‘get off me’device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The use of sticks as tools or as offensive and defensive weapons hasbeen around for eons. Moses threw his staff onto the ground and itturned into a serpent. Warriors sharpened the end of a stick and made aspear. Shepherds put a hook in the end of a stick and made a crook toherd sheep. Farmers affixed a horizontal blade to the end and made ahoe; a wider blade evolved into the shovel.

The length of the stick varied with use over time. The general conceptof a short stick that could be utilized as a striking tool or as a meansof breaking grips and holds by applying force to pressure points on thehuman body has been around for centuries.

The actual dimensions of the various sticks vary widely. There are kopposticks, yawara sticks, hashi sticks and kubatons to name but a few.

Today, the sticks are not even necessarily out of wood but are made froma variety of materials such as metal, ceramic, and plastic.

Some have raised groves or sunken groves to facilitate gripping by thehuman hand.

Today, the ‘sticks’ have been modified and enhanced in many ways. Somebear a screw eye or swivel and split ring attachment at one end to whichkeys may be attached, becoming self defense key chain sticks. Others,commonly known as ‘ninja key chains’, have hidden darts or hiddencontainers of tear gas. Yet others contain an ink cartridge becomingself defense ink pens.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is an accessible extreme close quarter penetratingself defense weapon. It is comprised of a cast rigid urethane resin. Itis cylindrical in shape, approximately five and three quarters (5%)inches long, five eights (⅝) inches wide, two (2) inches incircumference, and thirty four (34) grams in weight. One end is flatwith a small hole approximately three sixteenths ( 3/16) inches indiameter drilled completely through it so that a steel cable key ringcan be attached. The other end tapers to a point from which thesharpened tip of a five and one eighth (5⅛) inch long and threesixteenths ( 3/16) inch diameter steel rod inside the present inventionprotrudes. The outside surface is either smooth or textured and isindented by six (6) grooves approximately three quarters (¾) inch apart.The present invention comes in many colors created by the addition ofdye and or other coloring products during the casting process of therigid urethane resin. Coloring of the present invention is furtherenhanced by the application of various colors of paint to the outsidesurface thereof.

The first objective of the present invention is an accessible extremeclose quarter penetrating self defense weapon.

The second objective of the present invention is a convenient lowprofile means to carry personal keys which also adds a flailing selfdefense application to the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order that the invention may be more fully understood, it will now bedescribed, by way of example, with reference to the accompanyingdrawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the key ring for attachment to the presentinvention.

FIG. 3 is the same as FIG. 1, but includes length dimension lines.

FIG. 4 is the same as FIG. 1, but includes width dimension lines.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional side view of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded cross-sectional side view of the present inventionshowing the steel rod and retainer in perspective for the sake ofclarity.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

The present invention is an handmade product, each being individuallyproduced, and as such there are minute variances in the actualmeasurements and appearance of each one. The present disclosure is to beconsidered as an exemplification of the invention, and is not intendedto limit the invention to the specific embodiments illustrated by thedescriptions and drawings below.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particularembodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of this invention.As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations ofone or more of the associated listed items. As used herein, the singularforms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms aswell as the singular forms, unless the context clearly indicatesotherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises”and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify thepresence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/orcomponents, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or moreother features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groupsthereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientificterms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by onehaving ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Itwill be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonlyused dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that isconsistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and thepresent disclosure and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overlyformal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

Turning to FIGS. 1-6, in which similar reference numbers denote similarelements, therein is shown the present invention 10. The presentinvention 10 is comprised of a cast rigid urethane resin body 12. It iscylindrical in shape, approximately measuring two (2) inches incircumference, five eights (⅝) inches wide W, five and three quarters(5¾) inches long L, and weighs approximately thirty four (34) grams.

One end of the present invention 10 is flat 14 with a small hole 16approximately three sixteenths ( 3/16) inches in diameter drilledcompletely through it approximately one quarter (¼) inch from that endof the present invention 10 (there is some slight variance in thismeasurement as this is an handmade product). The hole 16 is there sothat a coated steel cable ring 28 with a threaded barrel clasp 30 can beinserted through it to form a key chain attachment. The presentinvention 10 will be provided to consumers with the steel cable ring 28attached.

Inside the present invention 10, encased by the cast rigid urethaneresin, is a steel rod 18. The steel rod 18 is approximately five and oneeighth (5⅛) inches long and three sixteenths ( 3/16) inches in diameter.

The other end of the present invention 10, opposite from the end 14tapers 20 to a point from which the ground, sharpened tip 22 of thesteel rod 18 protrudes. The length of the protrusion varies as this isan handmade product, but it is approximately one eighth (⅛) to threesixteenths ( 3/16) inches in length (there is some slight variance inthis measurement as this is an handmade product).

The steel rod 18 inside the present invention 10 is centered andstabilized by a plastic retainer 24.

The encased steel rod 18 of the present invention 10 serves to reinforcethe strength of the present invention 10.

The protruding tip 22 of the steel rod 18 of the present invention 10serves as a penetrating weapon and also as an agent to collect bodilyevidence, i.e. blood and/or skin.

The outside surface of the present invention 10 is either smooth ortextured. The outside surface of the present invention 10 has 6 grooves26 each approximately three quarter (¾) inch apart from the other. Thepurpose of the grooves 26 is to facilitate secure gripping by the humanhand.

The present invention 10 comes in many colors created by the addition ofdye and or other coloring products during the casting process of therigid urethane resin. Coloring of the present invention 10 is furtherenhanced by the application of various colors of paint to the outsidesurface of the present invention 10.

FIG. 1 shows external features wherein the present invention 10 has asolid cast rigid urethane resin body 12 with six grooved 26 grips thatspan approximately ¾″ apart from each other wherein the body isprimarily cylindrical in shape for most of its length. On the flat end14 of the body 12 is a single drilled hole 16 approximately 3/16″ indiameter to allow the insertion of an assortment of different types ofkey rings 28. On the opposite end of the flat end is a tapered end 20that exposes a sharpened steel point 22. FIG. 2 shows the key ring 28wherein the type of key ring is left up to the desire of the consumer.However, a hole 16 is drilled into the present invention 10 toaccommodate the attachment of a key ring 28 thereto. FIG. 3 shows theapproximate length L of the present invention 10 being 5″¾″ in lengthfrom the flat end 14 to the tapered point 22 on the opposite end. FIG. 4shows the approximate width W of the present invention 10 being ⅝″ foralmost the entire length of the present invention until the taperedportion 20 that will decrease to approximately 3/16″ to the point 22 ofthe exposed steel rod 18. FIG. 5 shows a half sliced internal view ofthe present invention 10 exposing the internal steel rod 18 that is 5⅛″in length × 3/16″ in diameter that is centered within the presentinvention 10 and runs from approximately ¼″ from the flat end 14 (justbelow the drilled hole) to the exposed steel point 22. Also exposed isthe plastic rod retainer 24 that centers the steel rod 18 within thepresent invention 10. FIG. 6 shows a half sliced exploded view exposingthe embedded steel rod 18 and plastic rod retainer 24 as if removed fromthe present invention 10.

What is claimed is:
 1. An apparatus for a self defense weapon,comprising: a) a cylindrically shaped body having first and second endsand a center, wherein said first end is flat and said second end tapersinwardly toward said center; b) a plurality of spaced apart groovesextending completely around an outer surface of said body to permit auser to better grip the apparatus; c) a steel rod centrally disposedinside said body and extending longitudinally along said body, whereinone end of said steel rod protrudes as a sharpened tip from said secondend of said body; and d) a retainer disposed on said steel rod forcentering and stabilizing said steel rod in said body.